Bruges, Belgium
1240
Tournai, Belgium
1188
Mons, Belgium
1662-1669
Leuven, Belgium
1234
Mechelen, Belgium
1560
Kortrijk, Belgium
1520
Kortrijk, Belgium
1238
Leuven, Belgium
1738
Namur, Belgium
1388
Brussels, Belgium
1893
Charleroi, Belgium
1936
Brussels, Belgium
1895
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
13th century
Tielt, Belgium
1773
Lier, Belgium
1258
Brussels, Belgium
1898
Couvin, Belgium
1940
Thuin, Belgium
17th century
Onhaye, Belgium
14th century
La Louvière, Belgium
1888-1917
Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.
The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.
Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.